Was "Steve Grove" identified as the ICE Agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis? No, that's not true: The agent's name has not been publicly released by official sources, but the Minnesota Star Tribune has identified the involved ICE agent as Jonathan Ross. Some social media posts are not only using the wrong name, but AI-generated images spun from video footage of the agent wearing a mask. The CEO and publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune happens to be named Steve Grove. They have published a statement that there is no affiliation between the ICE agent and The Minnesota Star Tribune.
The name Steve Grove appears in a post (archived here) published on Facebook by Michael Bolin on Jan. 7, 2026. It opened:
Contact Hennepin County DA and demand the prosecution of Steve Grove, the ICE agent who killed a US citizen today.
[email protected]
612-348-5550
STAND AGAINST MAGA-NEONAZI AUTOCRATS NOW.KTAOS
●86/ICE/45●
DO NOT COMPLY
This the AI-generated altered image included with the Facebook post:
(Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot from https://www.facebook.com/groups/145933618544170/posts/922046920932832.)
Lead Stories published a fact check explaining how this and many similar images were generated by AI using real footage of the masked agent at the scene to imagine what he would look like without a mask.
It is not clear how the name Steve Grove became wrongly linked to the ICE agent involved in the shooting. On Jan. 7, 2026 Steve Grove, listed as "CEO & Publisher of the @StarTribune" reposted a statement (archived here) from the Star Tribune from his verified X account (embedded below).
Statement from the Minnesota Star Tribune: We are currently monitoring a coordinated online disinformation campaign incorrectly identifying the ICE agent involved in yesterday's shooting. To be clear, the ICE agent has no known affiliation with the Star Tribune. We encourage...
-- The Minnesota Star Tribune (@StarTribune) January 8, 2026
At the time of writing, Jan. 8, 2026, the agent has not been named by any official sources. At a press conference in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026 (here at 2 minutes, 20 seconds) Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, said the agent involved was the same person who was dragged and injured in another incident in June, but she did not give the agent's name.
On Jan. 8, 2026 The Minnesota Star Tribune published an article (archived here) titled "Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis". The subheadline reads:
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
